Ritchie was captain when Scotland claimed the Calcutta Cup on their last visit to Twickenham two years ago after two stunning tries from Duhan van der Merwe helped secure a 29-23 victory for the visitors.
But England, who last triumphed in 2020, are red-hot favourites across the board with bookmakers to make home advantage count at the Allianz Stadium, while Gregor Townsend’s side are a whopping 3/1 to claim the silverware for the fifth year running.
Jamie Ritchie insisted Scotland are paying no attention to the fact they have been classed as underdogs for Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown with England despite their recent dominance of the Calcutta Cup.
Ritchie was speaking from Scotland’s warm-weather training base in Spain for the first time since his impending transfer from Edinburgh to French Top 14 side Perpignan this summer was announced earlier this month.
Obviously, Duhan’s try and then the great team try we scored at the end to win it, which was also Duhan’s try, wasn’t it?.
